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The women were told not to go to a doctor in Bulgaria in order not to register their pregnancy. They arrived in Greece to give birth and then their children were taken to be given to Greek families. 90% of the women have voluntarily given their children for a fee of 100 to 1500 euros. Five people were the intermediaries who found poor mothers willing to leave their children. To persuade the mothers to give their child they usually told them: "You have many children. What would cost you to sell one to be able to feed the rest with the money you will gain?"

The women who refused to give their children were compelled by force to do it. The members of the network managed to obtain the necessary documents - birth certificates, etc. to be able to legalize the adoption – by presenting forged documents. A doctor and a lawyer who are already in prison were part of the group. The 39-year-old lawyer who arranged the adoption papers involved her own 19-year-old son in the scheme to seek prospective adoptive parents. The lawyer is a Bulgarian who has lived for years in Greece. Her son found families that wanted to adopt a child and paid the amount of 20,000 to 25,000 euros. The fee for boy and girl was different – the families paid 25 000 euros for a boy and between 18 000 and 20 000 euros for a girl.